pseudoreform

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noun

Supposed reform that does not bring about significant change.

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Meanings

nounpseudoreform (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoreforms)

plural pseudoreforms

  1. countableuncountableSupposed reform that does not bring about significant change.

    Many reforms are actually pseudoreforms; the state prosecutes those among its own personnel guilty of wanton brutality and violence without addressing the structural roots of this type of behavior.

    1981, Social Research, volume 48, page 154

Origin

From pseudo- + reform.

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APA

pseudoreform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoreform

MLA

“pseudoreform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoreform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoreform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoreform.

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